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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / March 2006How do I avoid creating a new record in Contacts when emailing?
When I send an email to someone not in my address book, it creates a new record. How can I avoid this? Only the horrible Outlook 2000 IMO version had that feature. See http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/addauto.htm for information on it.  SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx > When I send an email to someone not in my address book, it creates a new > record. How can I avoid this? I have Outlook 2003. I have been through all the Option tabs and have found nothing to check or uncheck that will eliminate this problem. Any other suggestions? > Only the horrible Outlook 2000 IMO version had that feature. See http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/addauto.htm for information on it. > > > When I send an email to someone not in my address book, it creates a new > > record. How can I avoid this? You didn't find it because, as I indicated, Outlook 2003 has no feature to create new contacts in your Contacts folder when you send to someone. The most likely explanation is that you have an addin installed or some VBA code that's creating new contacts. SignatureSue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx >I have Outlook 2003. I have been through all the Option tabs and have found > nothing to check or uncheck that will eliminate this problem. Any other > suggestions? > >> Only the horrible Outlook 2000 IMO version had that feature. See http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/addauto.htm for information on it. >> >> > When I send an email to someone not in my address book, it creates a new >> > record. How can I avoid this? Unfortunately, that's is something I can't fix on my own. Would a computer specialist be able to locate something like that? > You didn't find it because, as I indicated, Outlook 2003 has no feature to create new contacts in your Contacts folder when you send to someone. The most likely explanation is that you have an addin installed or some VBA code that's creating new contacts. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >> > When I send an email to someone not in my address book, it creates a new > >> > record. How can I avoid this? What makes you think it is creating a Contact? Is it that it remembers their name when you start typing it? If so, that is not a Contact - that is autocomplteion. Outlook 2003 (and 2002) remembers recently used names. You can remove them from the drop down list in the To... field using the down arrow and delete button. Judy Gleeson [MVP Outlook] Acorn Training and Consulting www.acorntraining.com.au Everyone - turn on your Advanced Toolbars and learn how to use the Field Chooser and Group by Box!! > Unfortunately, that's is something I can't fix on my own. Would a > computer [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> > new >> >> > record. How can I avoid this? |
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